Patricia Skibbe, a 72-year-old artist from North Central Texas, is just now coming into her own as an artist. Her connection to fine art and music runs deep—she grew up in an artistic family and always carried a creative impulse. But like many, the push and pull of everyday life often left little room for pursuing that impulse fully. Raising a family, work, responsibilities—those came first. The easel, the brushes, the sketchbook, they were always nearby but rarely at the center. Now, after years of quiet observation and living with that pull in the background, Skibbe has stepped into her practice with full attention. Her paintings and drawings hold the kind of perspective that only comes from time—decades of seeing, remembering, and waiting for the right moment to make art her own. What she creates now is grounded, heartfelt, and carries the weight of a life lived.
A Sense of Place
Skibbe’s art is rooted in her surroundings. Living in North Central Texas, she draws inspiration from the land around her—quiet breezes, sunsets, and skies that stretch wide. There’s a simplicity in her subjects, but it’s not plainness. Instead, it’s the quiet pulse of everyday life, translated into line, color, and form.
She paints and draws in a way that aims to awaken memory. A scene of wind moving through grass, a sky shifting toward evening, a figure caught in stillness—her goal is less about exact likeness and more about what the viewer feels when they see it. It’s art that makes room for someone else’s experience, that leaves a door open for memory to step through.
Family and Memory
Family is central to Skibbe’s work. Many of her pieces hold on to small, precious moments—people in quiet connection, animals kept close, the kind of glimpses that might otherwise slip by unnoticed. These moments are not posed or elaborate. They’re snapshots of tenderness: a glance, a pause, the quiet ease between people who know one another.
Her work shows how much she values those connections. To her, art is not just about looking—it’s about remembering. A painting can remind someone of their own backyard, a summer evening, or the way light once fell across a face they loved. That’s the kind of resonance she seeks, a gentle echo that lingers.
Nature as Companion
Skibbe’s appreciation of nature runs throughout her practice. She paints landscapes, skies, and animals with an eye toward what feels familiar and enduring. A sunset in her work isn’t just about color—it’s about that shared human habit of pausing to notice it. Animals, too, carry meaning, not as symbols but as companions.
This connection to nature isn’t framed in grandeur but in intimacy. She captures the way a breeze feels when you stop long enough to notice it, or the way dusk settles slowly. Her art often points to what might otherwise go unremarked—moments that are easy to miss in the rush of daily life.
A Late Beginning, A Full Voice
What makes Skibbe’s story unique is the timing. Beginning her journey as a dedicated artist later in life, she brings with her the patience of waiting, the reflection of years lived outside the studio. That perspective shapes her art. Where others might rush, she takes her time. Where others might reach for novelty, she leans into what’s true to her—family, memory, and nature.
For viewers, this gives her work a grounded quality. It doesn’t try to impress. It doesn’t demand attention with noise. Instead, it offers presence. A reminder that art, like life, can be quiet and still meaningful.
Commissions and Availability
Skibbe shares her work both as originals and as prints, available through her website at pskartexpressions.com. She also welcomes commissions, allowing people to bring their own cherished memories into her visual language. Those who wish to inquire can reach her directly at skibbepatricia@gmail.com or call 214-326-1612 for appointments.
Her prints and originals are not just art objects—they’re extensions of her philosophy: that painting and drawing can preserve the fleeting, make visible the personal, and carry moments forward.
The Heart of Her Work
At its core, Patricia Skibbe’s art is about connection. It connects her to her own past, her family, her surroundings. It connects viewers to their own memories, to the shared language of nature and daily life.
By coming to her practice at this stage in life, Skibbe demonstrates something quietly profound: it’s never too late to claim your voice, and when you do, the work that follows carries all the weight of time lived before it. For those who encounter her art, that truth is easy to feel.
